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“systematischen” and “systematisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,146
- “systematischen” frequency rank
- #48,526
- “systematisches” frequency rank
- 65672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | systematischen | systematisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs systematisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs systematisch |
Where the eye mixes systematischen and systematisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. systematischen and systematisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: systematischen vs systematisches
A purely visual mix-up. systematischen ([zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃn̩]) and systematisches ([zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “systematischen” becomes s in “systematisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
systematischen is recorded at frequency rank #17,146, classified as anadj, pronounced [zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃn̩]. systematisches is at rank #48,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zʏsteˈmaːtɪʃəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65672, this pair ranks #598,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of systematischen vs systematisches
Shared letters: acehimsty. Private to "systematischen": n. Private to "systematisches": -.
"systematischen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCVC · "systematisches" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- systematischen ← ssystematischen · ssytematischen · sysetmatischen · sysstematischen · systeamtischen · systemaitschen · systematicshen · systematiscchen
- systematisches ← ssystematisches · ssytematisches · sysetmatisches · sysstematisches · systeamtisches · systemaitsches · systematicshes · systematiscches
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "systematischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "systematisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #598,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "systematischen" and "systematisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "systematischer vs systematisches". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #598,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.